Cuba

🇨🇺Cuba

Ajiaco Criollo

Cuba's national dish: a hearty stew with meats, tubers, corn, plantains, and vegetables, a daily and cultural icon

🇨🇺Cuba

Aporreado de Pescado

A Cuban shredded fish stew in tomato sauce with peppers and onions, a coastal and daily classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Arroz imperial

A Cuban party dish of seasoned yellow rice layered with shredded chicken, mayonnaise, cheese, and roasted red peppers, baked and unmolded.

🇨🇺Cuba

Batido de trigo

A Cuban wheat-berry drink blended with milk, sugar, vanilla, and ice until thick and creamy, sold at juice stands.

🇨🇺Cuba

Bistec de Palomilla

A Cuban thin-cut beef steak pounded, marinated in garlic, sour orange, and cumin, then pan-seared and topped with raw onion rings.

🇨🇺Cuba

Boliche

A Cuban beef round roast stuffed with chorizo, bacon, and vegetables, braised in a tomato-onion sauce until tender.

🇨🇺Cuba

Boniatillo

A Cuban sweet potato pudding with cinnamon and lime, a festive and daily classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Bumbo

A Cuban rum cocktail of lime juice, sugar, and grenadine or grapefruit juice, shaken over ice.

🇨🇺Cuba

Butifarra Cubana

Butifarra

Cuban pork sausage seasoned with garlic, vinegar, and spices, grilled and served as a snack or with bread.

🇨🇺Cuba

Café Cubano

A Cuban sweet espresso shot with sugar whipped into a foam, a daily and cultural icon

🇨🇺Cuba

Canchánchara

A Cuban cocktail of aguardiente (raw cane rum), lime juice, and honey, served over ice in a clay cup.

🇨🇺Cuba

Carne con Papas

A Cuban stew of beef chunks and potatoes simmered in a savory tomato-based sauce with onions, peppers, and spices.

🇨🇴La Ceiba, Colombia

Casabe

A thin, crispy yuca flatbread of indigenous Amazonian origin, made from grated, pressed, and toasted bitter yuca. A staple accompaniment to fish and stews.

🇨🇺Cuba

Cascos de Guayaba

A Cuban guava halves in syrup with cream cheese, a festive and daily classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Chicha de Piña

An Ecuadorian fermented pineapple peel drink with cinnamon and panela, a coastal and home classic.

🇨🇷Costa Rica

Chicharrones

A Cuban fried pork rinds, crispy and salty, a street and daily classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Chiviricos

Cuban fried dough twists or curls, sweet and crisp, often dusted with sugar and served as a snack.

🇨🇴Colombia

Coconut Flan

Flan de coco

Coconut flan made with eggs, coconut milk, condensed milk, and flaked coconut, smooth and creamy with proper caramel layer.

🇨🇺Cuba

Congrí

Congrí oriental

A Cuban eastern rice and red beans cooked together with sofrito, a daily and regional classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Cuba Libre

A Cuban cocktail of rum, cola, and lime

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Cuban Croquettes

Croquetas

A Cuban fried breaded rolls with ham, chicken, or cheese, a street and daily classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Cuban Sandwich

Sándwich cubano

A pressed sandwich developed in Cuban immigrant communities, with roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread.

🇨🇺Cuba

Cucurucho

A Cuban sugar-cone candy, traditionally a paper cone filled with grated coconut, guava, or other sweet mixtures.

🇨🇺Cuba

Daiquiri

Daiquirí

A Cuban cocktail of white rum, lime juice, and sugar

🇨🇺Cuba

El Presidente

A classic Cuban cocktail of white rum, dry vermouth, grenadine, and curaçao, garnished with a twist.

🇨🇺Cuba

Elena Ruz

A Cuban sandwich of turkey or chicken, cream cheese, and strawberry jam on toasted sweet bread.

🇨🇺Cuba

Fricasé de Pollo

A Cuban chicken fricassee with potatoes, carrots, and peas in tomato sauce, a daily and home classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Frijoles Negros

A Cuban black bean stew with garlic, onion, and spices, a daily and essential side

🇨🇺Cuba

Frita

Frita cubana

A Cuban-style hamburger of seasoned ground beef and chorizo, griddled and served on a soft bun with shoestring potatoes and onions.

🇨🇴Colombia

Guarapo

A sugarcane drink served fresh or lightly fermented across tropical Latin America, with Colombia and Costa Rica among its established forms.

🇨🇺Cuba

Havana Club Rum

Havana Club

A Cuban rum brand made in partnership with Cuba's state rum company and Pernod Ricard, spanning light, aged, and prestige expressions under the Havana Club name.

🇨🇺Havana, Cuba

Hemingway Special

A Cuban cocktail of white rum, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, and lime — created for Ernest Hemingway.

🇨🇺Havana, Cuba

Hotel Nacional

A Cuban cocktail of rum, pineapple juice, lime, and apricot brandy, named for the Havana hotel.

🇨🇺Cuba

Huevos habaneros

Havana-style eggs baked in a piquant tomato sauce with onions, peppers, and peas, often served with white rice.

🇨🇺Cuba

Lechón Asado

A Cuban roasted suckling pig marinated in mojo sauce, a festive and national classic

🇨🇺Cuba

Mariquitas

A Cuban thin, crispy plantain chips with garlic sauce, a street and daily classic